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KHABORIS MANUSCRIPT
An Ancient Syriac New Testament Scribed
in Aramaic
The Language of Jesus of Nazareth
ENLIGHTENMENT
Enlightenment From The Aramaic
Select ed Passages
From
The Khabouris Manuscript
An Ancient Text
Of the Syriac New Testament
Translated direct into English from the ancient Aramaic with particular and painstaking fidelity to the preservation of the thought
patterns, images, and concepts peculiar to Aramaic, the native language of Jesus of Nazareth, and the language in which He delivered His teachings to the world.
KHABORIS MANUSCRIPT
Previously published under
the title of ENLIGHTENMENT
Copyright 1970, 1974 by
THE YONAN CODEX FOUNDATION, INC.
Atlanta, Georgia
Revised Edition Copyright 1993
All Rights Reserved, including the right to reproduce
this book or portions thereof in any form.
IN APPRECIATION...
Gentlemen:
I am grateful to the Foundation for bringing into
English imagery many of the understandings of
my faith, too long obscured to the West by the
nature of my native Aramaic.
Archdeacon
TABLE OF CONTENTS
In Appreciation
Introduction
John 1:1-18 and John 2:12-14
John 2:15-17 and John 3:3-18
John 3:19-21; John 4:20-24; John 12:35-36
John 12:46-47; John 14-26; John 17:17
John 18:37 and John 20:22
Full Color Picture of Khabouris text
Matthew 4:1-10 and Matthew 5:1-48
Matthew 6:1-34
Matthew 7:1-29
Matthew 8:1-34
Matthew 9:1-8
Matthew 10:35-39 and Matthew 11:28-30
Matthew 12:25-37 and Matthew 13:10-17
Matthew 15:16-20; Matthew 17:15-16
Matthew 18:8-9
Matthew 18-21-35 and Matthew 19:3-12; 21-26
Matthew 21:43 and Matthew 22:17-21; 36-40
Matthew 23:12 and Matthew 25:14-30
Introduction to Glossary
Glossary of Phonic Aramaic
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INTRODUCTION
There is, indeed, GOOD NEWS at hand.
In April of 1954, a manuscript of the New Testament in the
Aramaic language was first shown to the public in America. On
that day, the Yonan Codex was, at the President's request, presented
at the White House to President Dwight D. Eisenhower and
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles. After their examination, it
was then transported to the Library of Congress for display. In an
emotion-packed unveiling, a panel of speakers headed by the
Secretary of State gave tribute in an impressive ceremony.
The manuscript was labeled by the Reverend Frederick Brown
Harris, Chaplain to the United States Senate, as the "N.T. Time
Bomb". His words are most appropriate. We quote them from his
newspaper article about the manuscript.
"The N.T. of the title stands for New Testament. More
profound in its final significance than the test of any
instrument of deadly destruction on the Nevada desert
was a recent April scene in the Capitol of the Nation.
The setting was the exquisitely beautiful Great Hall of
the Library of Congress. That cathedral of learning and
letters, where are stored the garnered treasures of all
man's searching and striving, received that day into its
custody a priceless volume, its safety insured for $1 1/2
million, escorted by motored police and armed guards.
to western intelligence. In Aramaic syntax, the suffix "-oota" indicates the concept designated by the root word is then human
action, active human judgment and behavior. Thus -oota added to
the root word "sney" indicates malicious, vicious human judgment
and behavior. The suffix "ta" indicates the root concept is a present
mind set, or attitude, a force on the mind exercising a control function over what can be perceived, what can be stored in or recalled
from memory and what can be used in judgment formation. The
Beatitudes, good attitudes, in Matthew carry this "-ta" suffix indicating the beneficial traits recited stem from a mind set or sets, the
controlling forces within the mind predictive and causal to this
resulting judgment and behavior. Modern psychology has uncovered two distinct types of mind sets exercising control. One type is
goals, objectives or desires, what one wants to do. The predominant goal of the moment, either conscious or unconscious, essentially controls what data the brain will select for use from among
the whole supply of data always available from the five senses and
memory. A second and more pervasive mind set is that controlling
what is cued or triggered into use by the goal selected data. An
examination of the Beatitudes shows both types of controlling
mind sets, that is, goals and cue controls, to be designated by the "ta" suffix. Thus in the translation text, the English word attitude is
faithful to the Aramaic meaning of "-ta" so as to include both the
data selection controls and cue controls.
With the fact of these two controlling mind forces before us, we
can understand the dilemma of him who stated, "My words fly up,
my thoughts remain below". Under Aramaic understanding of the
mind, he had a poor attitude. Apparently he had sound goals, but
poor cue controls. Thus, while his words were sound, what was
being cued was unsound.
The use and meaning of these two suffixes confront us with the
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gives to the western mind new and deeper insights into His words.
This is a new "evangelion", new "good news", for "good news" is
the meaning of the splendid Aramaic word applied so many years
ago to His teachings. For the first time, the western mind can easily see, hear and understand the psychology taught by Jesus.
Truly, God moves in mysterious ways. Until the discovery of the
subconscious mind in 1898 there was no way for the western mind
to intellectually understand the rules for sound mind development
and management contained in the Aramaic teachings of Jesus of
Nazareth. There is no way for a chemistry book to be properly
translated if the translator is ignorant of chemistry. Unless there is
an idea within the human mind, there can never be a word for it.
Without the public acceptance of the science of psychology, there
would be no way to communicate the psychological teachings of
Jesus from His native Aramaic. One may well wonder what other
wisdoms are in the "Purest Truth ever made known on earth",
waiting only for us to discover the subject before we may understand that He has explained it.
Who knows? Perhaps someone has just received the Nobel Prize
for the discovery of a subject which, seventy years from now, we
will find has been explained in these ancient teachings.
A physical examination of the Yonan Codex reveals the unfortunate fact that both the front and the back pages of this remarkable
document have been replaced with text written on paper instead of
the original hide. This was a crucial absence of antiquity and
authenticity since the Sermon on the Mount in the Gospel of St.
Matthew was on the paper pages rather than on the hide pages,
whose antiquity and authenticity were thought by many to exceed
that of any New Testament manuscript then known. The particular
portions missing represented an important part of the transcription
of the only gospel preached in Aramaic, the only gospel which
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substantially all scholars, both eastern and western, agree was first
written in Aramaic. Accordingly, the Foundation set out to acquire
the text of the Gospel of St. Matthew in an ancient Aramaic New
Testament inscribed on the original hide.
The Foundation was fortunate in securing in 1966 an Aramaic
New Testament now known as the Khabouris Manuscript in which
almost all of the text of the Gospel according to St. Matthew is
presented on the original animal skin. No claim as to its age has
been made by the Foundation, for no claim need be made. The
news presented here is not the antiquity of the manuscript, but the
totality and accuracy of the psychological wisdom expressed in the
Aramaic syntax and concepts.
The history of the Khabouris Manuscript is unknown. It was
secured by the Yonan Codex Foundation by gift from two
Americans, who are thought to have secured it from the members
of an ancient religious sect known to modern scholars as Nestorian.
This sect is a surviving remnant of the See of Babylon of the
Church of the East. It is thought by some to have been out of the
library of a small church atop one of the mountains of Kurdistan.
The contents of this library were seized by Turkish authorities in
1966 and now are in Ankara, Turkey, as per announcement in the
Istanbul Gazette of June 11, 1966, complete with pictures of the
church and some of the documents then in hand.
The language of this small church is the Aramaic as it was spoken by Jesus of Nazareth. Their script is Estrangela, long thought
to be a dead and unused script since the days of the Islamic conquest. The present condition and welfare of this church and its
most reverend members is unknown.
While Aramaic texts of the New Testament have been available
in western scholarship since Matthew was first inscribed, all
known efforts to translate Aramaic text into English have largely
failed to deliver into any western language the full insights that the
translator has gained from his reading of the Aramaic. This could
well have been due to the fact that all western languages are
descendant from the Sanskrit language brought out of the East by
the Persians in their first westward conquest. Upon contact with
the Aramaic, a language so much more highly developed in its
ability to describe the workings of the human mind than Sanskrit,
the Persian rulers adopted Aramaic as the language of their theology
and the language by which they would rule their empire. The
Aramaic language comprehends psychology so completely, it utilizes a syntax which portrays the working relationship between
mind sets, perception, mind structures, reason, judgment, entities
of mind, human attitudes, and human behavior. Also, Aramaic
does not distinguish verbally between the mental and physical.
The word for "near" in Aramaic includes the mentally near as well
as the physically near. Nor does Aramaic verbally distinguish
between a cause and its effect. The same word signifies both the
cause and its effect. Such thoughts as these did not exist in the
Sanskrit, nor do they exist in any of its descendant languages such
as Latin, Greek, English, or any other western languages.
A new process was developed to enhance the probability of conveying the Aramaic imagery into the imagery of the derivatives of
the Sanskirt without wiping out the psychological understanding
implicit in the Aramaic text. In order to explain this process, a
clear understanding of the nature of language should be had.
A language is first spoken before it is written, so that any language may be summarized as an organized grouping of sounds
which permit thought transference between minds. Thus a language
is, among other functions, a vehicle for transporting the thoughts
and concepts in one mind to another. From psychological studies of
the mind, we find that the human mind is peculiarly adept in orga8
English symbols which had been substituted for the Aramaic symbols used by Jesus in His teachings, in order to ascertain the verity
of the resulting English text.
Accuracy, in the case of an English equivalent of the teachings of
Jesus, was assumed to exist when the words of the English text
trigger in the average English trained mind the thoughts and concepts that are triggered in the Aramaic trained mind reading the
Aramaic text of the teachings of Jesus. Of course, the Aramaic text
of the Khabouris Manuscript may not present the verbal symbolization of the thoughts and concepts of Jesus of Nazareth as He,
Himself, symbolized them. However, it is a perfect certainty that
no other language than Aramaic can symbolize them. Aramaic was
the language of His home, of His childhood, of His teachings, of
His listeners, and His language from the Cross, the language of
Abraham, and of the prophets. Indeed, Aramaic is the lingua-franca
of those who best taught the law behind the law.
To throw open the work for cross-examination, the Aramaic text
was first transliterated and transposed into phonics, using the
English alphabet. By this means anyone could identify the recurrence of a sound symbol whenever it appeared. Underneath each
separate sound symbol, the idea, thought or concept triggered in
Aramaic was noted. Others, not familiar with Aramaic, connected
and reconnected these ideas until the resulting English text was
thought by bilingual scholars to trigger the same images and concepts as did the Aramaic.
For cross-examination, a postulate was established that each
time an Aramaic word appeared within the same sermon, or parable, it probably symbolized the same thought. Thus if the same
thought did not appear in the English text each time an Aramaic
word appeared in a given sermon or parable, a lack of textual
veracity was suspected and received careful reexamination.
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in conformity with the King James version of the Bible. We sincerely hope and pray that these few lines hereafter presented will
provide a wider understanding of and respect for the most complete truth ever made known on earth, the teachings of Jesus of
Nazareth.
For the inevitable errors in the following text, we sincerely apologize.
THE YONAN CODEX FOUNDATION
1974
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JOHN
Chapter 1
1. At the very beginning (brashest) there was willed action (
milta), and the willed action (milta) then was by God (Alaha), and
God was that willed action (milta).
2. This beginning (brashest) was by God.
3. All was by Him and without Him not a single thing came
into being out of that which was.
4. From Him there came into being a perfect life (khayi) and
this perfect life (khayi) became light (nohra) unto all men.
5. And this light (nohra) out of darkness caused light, (manhar)
and darkness did not overcome.
6. There was a man who was sent from God; his name was
John.
7. This one came as a witness who would testify about the light (
nohra) which every man would believe (mhemnin) through him.
8. He was not this light (nohra) but was to testify about the
light (nohra).
9. For He was to be the light (nohra) of complete truth (
dashara) to cause light for every man coming into the world.
10. In the world He was, and the world was by His hand, and
the world did not know Him (yadi).
11. To His own He came, and His own did not accept Him.
12. Now to those that accepted Him He gave power (sholtana);
they will be of the children of God; those that wholly trust in His
teachings (shmi).
13. Unto them it came not from blood (dima), not from the will
(sibyana) of the flesh, and not from the will (sibyana) of man, but
from God it came to them.
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14. And willed action (milta) became flesh and dwelt (agan)
among us, and we saw glory as if begotten from the Father, completely filled (damali) with heavenliness (teyboota) and righteousness (koshta).
15. John testified of Him, speaking about and saying. "This is the
true one (hanav), He who, it was said, would come after me, but He
is the same who was before me, because He was before me.
16. From His fullness (maloti) we all partook, and heavenliness (
teyboota) stood for (khlop) heavenliness (teyboota).
17. "While the law (namosa) was given through Moses,
absolute truth (shrara) and heavenliness (teyboota) came through
Jesus, the Anointed.
18. Man did not understand (khaze) God during all time. The
begotten of God, He who was in the embrace of His Father, He has
explained Him."
JOHN
Chapter 2
12. After this He and His mother and His brothers and His disciples came down to Capernaum, and they were there a few days.
13. The Passover of the Jews was near, and He went up to
Jerusalem.
14. And He found within the Temple, those selling oxen and
sheep and doves, and that money-changers were sitting.
15. He made Himself a cattle whip (prigla) out of strands (
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JOHN
Chapter 3
3. Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly I say unto you
that if a man is not born (mityalid) anew, it is not possible for him
to see (nikhzi) the Kingdom of God."
4. Nicodemus said to Him, "How can an old man be reborn (
netelid)? Can he re-enter the belly of his mother, enter for the second time and be reborn (netelid)?"
5. Jesus answered and said, "Truly, truly I say to you that if a
man cannot cause his birth (mitelid) of water and of rukha, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.
6. That which is born (delid) of flesh is flesh; that which is born (
delid) of rukha is rukha.
7. Do not marvel at my telling you that you ought to cause your
birth (mitelado) anew.
8. The wind (rukha) blows where it wishes and its voice is
heard by you but you knoweth not whence it comes and whiter it
goes; in like manner, so also is every man born (delid) of rukha."
9. Nicodemus responded and said to him, "How can this be
caused to happen?"
10. Jesus answered and said to him, "You, an instructor of
Israel, do not know this?
11. "Truly, truly, I say to you, that which we know, of that we
speak, and that which we see, of that we testify. Our testimony you
do not accept.
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believe?
13. No man rises to heaven, except he who descends from heaven.
The Son of man, he is a part of heaven.
14. and, just as Moses raised the serpent in the wilderness (madbra), so is it necessary to raise the Son of man,
15. so that all men who believe in Him will not be lost, but will
have for themselves eternal life (khayii d'celan).
16. For God so loved men that He gave His one and only Son, so
that every man who believes in Him shall not be lost, but shall have
eternal life.
17. God did not send His Son into the world to condemn people,
but so that there would be a perfect life (nikhe) through Him.
18. Whosoever believes completely with Him will not be condemned; whosoever causes himself not to believe, he has been
condemned from the first, he who does not believe in the teachings
of the one and only Son of God.
19. For this is the judgment that the light (nohra) brings to the
world. Man has loved darkness more than enlightenment, as their
evil deeds are from the inner beings.
20. For every one doing evilly motivated deeds hates light and
does not seek light in order that his deeds will not be exposed.
21. But he that serves truth reaches to the enlightenment so that
he will know his deeds are of God."
JOHN
Chapter 4
20. "Our forefathers worshipped at this mountain, but you say
that in Jerusalem is where we must worship."
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JOHN
Chapter 5
30. "I cannot from my own selfhood (naphshi) undertake anything, but even while I am hearing, I condemn (damn) and my decision is just (kean) for I do not seek that my own will (sibyanee) be
done, but rather the will (sibyani) of Him who sent me.
31. If I give testimony from my own selfhood (naphshi) my testimony is not truth (shrara)."
JOHN
Chapter 12
35. Jesus said to them, "A little while the light (nohra) is with
you. Walk while yet you have the light (nohra) so that darkness
will not overtake you. He who walks in darkness does not know
where he goes.
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36. While yet you have the light (nohra) with you, have faith (
heymino) in the light (nohra), that you will be the children of
enlightenment (nohra)." Thus spoke Jesus and went off and hid
from them.
46. "I came as enlightenment (nohra) unto all men (alma) so
that whoever completely believes (damheymin) will not stay in
darkness.
47. If anyone hears my words and does not observe them, I will
not condemn (damn) him, for I came not to condemn (doon) men (
alma), but to save men (alma)."
JOHN
Chapter 14
26. "Now that which breaks off the effects of sin (paracleta) is
rukha d'koodsha, that which my Father will send through me (b'
shme); it will instruct you in all matters, and it will bring into your
minds all that I have said unto you."
JOHN
Chapter 17
17. "Father, let your truth (bashrarak) make them holy (kadish),
as that which you will (miltak) is the real truth."
JOHN
Chapter 18
37. Pilate said to Him, "Well now, are you king?" Jesus said to
him, "You said I am King. For this I was born and for this I came
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The full color picture shown on the next two pages presents the
Khabouris Manuscript exactly as two of its original pages appear
today, many, many centuries after its inscription. That portion of
the left page in red ink states: "End of the epistle of James, the
brother of our Lord. Now the epistle of Peter the Apostle."
unto men (alma), to testify about the truth (shrara). Everyone that
is with truth (shrara) shall hear (shama) my voice."
JOHN
Chapter 20
22. After He said this, He inspirited them and said to them, "
Receive rukha d'koodsha."
MATTHEW
Chapter 4
1. Then Jesus was drawn from (min) rukha d'koodsha into an
unprotected state (madbra) for what would be His stress from
uprightness (adhilkarrsa).
2. And He fasted forty days and forty nights. At the end He
hungered
3. and then came His own temptations (damnasii) and said to
Him, "if you are the Son of God (Alaha) say to these stones to
become bread."
4. But He responded and said, "It is written that not by bread
alone does a man have perfect life (khayi), but by every word (
mila) that issues forth from the mouth of God (Alaha)."
5. Then uprightness (akhilkarsa) carried Him to a holy (koodsha) city and stood Him upon the pinnacle of the temple
6. and said to Him, "If you are the Son of God, cast your napsha (napshak) down. For it is written His angels will have charge
of you, and on their hands they will take you, so that your feet will
not be touched by stone."
7. Jesus said to it, "Also it is written, to put not the Lord your
God to a test."
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MATTHEW
Chapter 5
1. When Jesus saw the crowds, He ascended the mount and
when He was seated His disciples drew near (kribo) to Him.
2. He began speaking and teaching them said:
3. "A heavenly attitude is theirs (touveyhoun), those whose
home (maskenii) is in (b'-) rukha (rukh); theirs is a heavenly state (
malkoota d'shmeya).
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(abdey) the peace of God (shlama); they will be called the children
of God (Alaha).
10. "A heavenly attitude is theirs (towveyhoun), those being
scorned because of their justness (kenoota); theirs is the Kingdom
of Heaven (malkoota dashmeya).
11. "A heavenly attitude is yours (touveyhoun) when they harass (
radpean) you and scorn you and deceitfully (b'dagaloota) speak
against you every evil word (mila) because of being with me (mitlate).
12. "Rejoice, be happy (khdau), be joyful at the increase of your
reward in heaven (shmeya): for in such manner were harassed (
rdapo) the prophets before you.
13. "You are the salt of the earth, but if salt becomes tasteless (
tipkeah), with what will one salt? For such is of no use but to be
trodden under foot by men.
14. Yours is the light (nohri) for the world of men (alma). One
cannot hide a city built upon a high place.
15. You do not light a lamp (shrakha) and set it under a basket,
but upon a high point so that it sheds its light unto everyone of the
household.
16. In like manner let your light (nohrkoun) shine (ninhar)
before men (bneynasha) for they will see your good works and
then give homage to your Father in Heaven.
17. "Think not that I come to release ties (ishri) of law (
namosa) or its prophets; I come not to release ties (ishri), but to add
to them (emali).
18. For truly I say unto you, not until Heaven (shmeya) and
earth shall cease to exist, will a letter (yod) or a stroke (zirta) of
the law (namosa) cease to be until all of it comes to be.
19. Therefore whoever will break (nishri) one of His commandments (poldanii), however small, and so teaches unto man shall be
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called the least in the heavenly estate. But he who does them and
teaches them shall be called great in the heavenly estate (malkoota
d'shmeya).
20. I speak unto you because if you do not increase your justness
(kenootokhoun) to exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees you
will not enter into the heavenly estate (malkoota d'shmeya).
21. "You have heard that it was said to those preceding us, kill
not; and everyone who shall kill (niktoul) causes a trial (khayib)
for condemnation (dena).
22. But as to this, I say to you, whoever shall hold a mind set of
malice (eeki) against another (akhoo) causes a trial (khayib) for
condemnation, and whoever shall speak against another contemptuously (raka) causes a trial (khayib) before the congregation and
whoever shall speak of another as an object of disgust (lila) causes
a trial (khayib) before the gehenna of fire.
23. Thus, when you bring your offering to the altar and there you
remember that someone (akhib) still holds a grudge against you,
24. leave (shbook) your offering there at the altar and go first to
obtain reconciliation with your fellow man (akhokh) and only then
come present your offering.
25. Reach agreement with your adversary at law quickly while
still with him on the way, lest he deliver you for sentencing (
dayana) and the sentence deliver you to the jailer and you be cast
into the house of bondage.
26. And truly I say unto you, you will not leave from there until
the last penny has been paid.
27. "You have heard that it was said to commit no adultery (
tghor).
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29. "Now should your right eye cause you to offend, you wrench it
out and throw it away from you because it is better for you to be
less one member than your whole body be cast into gehenna.
30. And should your right hand cause you to offend, you detach it,
remove it from you; because it is better for you to lose one of your
members rather than your whole body be cast into gehenna.
31. "It has been said that whoever would sever the ties with his
wife must give her a letter of divorce;
32. but, I say unto you, that whoever severs the ties with his
wife, except for her wilful (milta) wantonness (zanyota), causes
her to become adulterous, and he who takes one so left commits
adultery (tghor).
33. "Again you have heard that it was said to your ancestors to be
not deceiving (tidagil) with your oath but to fulfill (tashlim) for the
Lord (marya) your oath.
34. But, as opposed to this, I say unto you, do not make an oath.
Not by heaven, it is the throne of God;
35. and not by the earth, it is the domain (dakosha) beneath his
feet; and not by Jerusalem, it is the City of the great King.
36. Do not swear by your head because you are not able to
cause one single strand of hair to be either black or white;
37. instead, let your words be yes, yes and no, no. For more than
this is from evil (bisha).
38. "You have heard that it was said an eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth;
39. but, as opposed to this, I say unto you, do not compete in
kind with (lokbal) evil (bisha). Instead, he who strikes you on the
right cheek, turn to him also the other;
40. and he who desires (sabi) to litigate against you to take your
shirt (kootenak) give him also your mantle (martootak).
41. He who would force you with him for one mile, go with him two.
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42. He who asks of you, give to him, and he who desires (sabi) a
loan (nizap) from you, do not refuse him.
43. "You have heard that it was said to unconditionally love (
rakhim) you neighbor (karebak) and have hate (vasnee) for your
adversaries.
44. But, as opposed to this, I say unto you, have a mind set of
love (akhiboo) for your adversaries and bless (barkho) him who
curses you, be kind unto him who hates you; pray for those who
govern you violently and persecute you.
45. Thusly should it be with the children of your Father in
Heaven, He who makes the sun rise on the heavenly (touvii) and
on the evil (bishii), and brings down the rain on the just (keanii)
and on the wicked (avalii).
46. For if you set your mind with love (makhbeetoun) for those
who have it for you, what reward is there for you? Behold, do not
your publicans (makhsii) do the same?
47. And if you inquire for the well-being of your friends only (
akhekhoun), what have you gained? Behold, do not your publicans (makhsii) do the same?
48. Thus let your love be all inclusive (gmeerii), even as that of
your Father in Heaven is all inclusive (gmeer)."
MATTHEW
Chapter 6
1. "Look to your almsgiving that it be not done before men (
bneynasha) in order that you be seen by them. If so, there is no
reward (aghra) for you from your Father in Heaven.
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libkoun).
22. The light for your earthly life is perception. Therefore, if
your perception is without fault (pshetta), your whole life shall be
enlightened (noher).
23. If your perception be evil (bishta), your whole life shall be
darkened (khishooka) by it; if the light (nohra) for you is darkness (
khishooka), how deep will your darkness (khishookak) become?
24. "Man cannot follow two masters (maravan). For he will hate (
nisnee) one and will dearly love (nirakhim) the other; one he will
honor, the other despise. You cannot serve God and materiality (
mamoona).
25. Because of this, I say unto you, do not burden your naphsha (
naphshkoun) over what you shall eat or what you shall drink or
what clothes you shall wear. Is not napsha greater than nourishment and your life (pagrakoun) greater than garments?
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26. Consider the birds of the sky. They do not sow nor reap nor
gather into granaries, and your Father of Heaven provides for
them. Are you not greater than they?
27. For which of you by being worried is able to add one cubit to
his height?
28. As to the garments, why should you be anxious? Behold the
lilies of the field how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin,
29. but I say unto you, not even Solomon in all his majesty was
arrayed like one of these.
30. And if the wheat in the field, which is here and in the morning is cast in the oven, God so clothes, is there not much more for
you of a little faith?
31. You should therefore not be eager or anxious over what to
eat or what you will drink or what you will wear.
32. Because all these even pagans of the world need for themselves,
and your Father of Heaven knows that they are needed by you.
33. Instead, seek before everything the Kingdom of God and its
holiness (zadekoota) and all these shall be added unto you.
34. Do not, therefore, worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will
care for itself. More than enough for this day are the evils thereof (
bishti)."
MATTHEW
Chapter 7
1. "Condemn (titdoonoon) not so that you be not condemned (
titdeenoon),
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3. Why do you see the splinter (bayni) in the eye of your friend (
adhak) and do not notice the board (karita) in your own?
4. How can you say to your friend (akhak), 'Allow me to pull out
the splinter from your eye', while the board is in your own eye?
5. You of two faces, first pull out the board from your eye and
then you will see clearer to extract the splinter from the eye of
your friend.
6. "Do not throw that which is divinely intended for man (koodsha) to dogs; and do not cast your pearls to the swine. They may
trample them under their feet and then turn and gore you.
7. "Ask and it will be given unto you; seek and you will find;
knock and it shall be opened unto you.
8. Whoever asks will receive; he who seeks will find, and unto
him who knocks, it will be opened.
9. Would any man among you when asked by his son for bread,
pass to him a stone?
10. Or if asked for fish, would you pass a snake?
11. And so if you, with your evil (bishii), know what gifts are
good for your children, how much more does your Father of
Heaven know what gifts are right for those who ask of Him?
12. Whatever you wish men would do unto you, do you likewise
unto them, for this is (hanav) the law (namosa) and its prophets
13. "Enter through the gate that is narrow. Wide is the gate and
wider is the way that leads to perdition, and many are they who
follow it.
14. Narrow is the gate, and narrower the way which leads to
your true life (khayii) and few are they who find it.
15. "Beware of your deceiving (dagalii) prophets who come
unto you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.
16. By their fruits you will know them. Would you pick grapes
from thorns or dates from thistles?
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MATTHEW
Chapter 8
1. When He descended from the mount large crowds followed.
2. Lo, a leper came doing homage unto Him and said, "My lord (
mall), if you so desire (sabi) you can cleanse me."
3. Jesus put out his hand, touched him, and said, "I desire (sabi)
that it be cleansed." From that very hour his leprosy was cleansed.
4. And Jesus said to him, "See that you speak to no man, but go
show your naphsha (naphsha) to the priests and offer your offering
as Moses commanded for a testimonial."
5. As Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion approached Him
and wished of Him.
6. and said "My lord (mans), my little boy is in bed at the house.
He is paralyzed and suffering grievously."
7. And Jesus said to him "I will come and heal him."
8. The centurion answered Him and said, "My lord (mad), I am
not worthy for you to enter under my roof, but only will it (milta),
and my boy will be whole;
9. because I also am a man of authority and there are under my
hand soldiers, and I say to this one 'go', and he goes, and to another, `
come', and he comes, to my servant, 'do this', and he does."
10. When Jesus heard this, He was amazed and said to those
about Him, "Truly I say unto you, not even in Israel, did I find
faith (heymanoota) like this.
11. I say unto you that many will come from the East and West
and will sit with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob within the
Kingdom of Heaven
(malkoota dashmeya).
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13. And Jesus said to the centurion, "Go, as with your believing (
heymint), so shall it be for you."
14. And Jesus arrived at the house of Simon and saw his mother-inlaw bedridden and gripped with fever.
15. He touched her hand and the fever left her. She rose up and
served them.
16. And when evening came, many with demons (deyvanii)
drew up before Him and He cast out their demons (deyveyhoun)
with a command (milta), and all those that were badly afflicted
were made well.
17. And so it came to fulfillment, the matter announced by the
prophet Isaiah, who said, "He will take upon himself our infirmities and will bear our weaknesses."
18. When Jesus saw the many crowds around Him, He ordered
that they go to the other side.
19. A scribe approached Him and said, "Rabbi, I will follow
after you wherever you go."
20. Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes of their own; the
birds in the sky (dashmeya) have roosting points, but for the Son
of Man, there is no place to lay his head."
21. Another of His disciples said to Him, "My lord (mari),
allow me first to go bury my father."
22. Jesus then said to him, "Come follow me, and leave the dead
to bury their dead."
23. And as Jesus boarded the ship, His disciples went aboard
with Him.
24. And lo, a great storm arose upon the sea, so that the waves
covered the ship while Jesus was asleep,
25. and His disciples gathered close and woke Him and said to
Him, "Our lord save us. We are perishing."
26. Jesus said to them, "Why (l'mana) do you fear? Are you of
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deyvanii).
34. And the entire city came out to meet Jesus and when they
saw Him, they begged Him to depart from their district.
MATTHEW
Chapter 9
1. He went aboard the boat and having crossed over He came to
His own city.
2. And they brought to Him a paralytic while still in bed. And
Jesus saw their faith (heymanoothoun), and said to him who was
paralyzed, "Have heart my son, your sins are forgiven (shbegneen)."
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3. But men from the scribes said among themselves, "This person blasphemes."
4. Now Jesus knew their inner thoughts (makhshbathoun) and
said to them, "Why do you cause yourselves to think (mitkhashbean) evil thoughts (bishta) in your minds (libkoun)?
5. Which is easier to say, 'Your sins are forgiven' or to say `
arise and walk'?
6. But, so that you will know that there is authority (sholtana)
in the Son of Man on earth to forgive sins, I say to the paralytic, `
Arise, take your bed and go to your house'."
7. And he rose and went to his house.
8. When the crowds saw this, they gave praise unto God who
gave authority (sholtana) such as this unto men.
9. When Jesus left there, He saw a man sitting in the house of
the publicans (makhsii) whose name was Matthew, and said to
him, "Come follow me," and he rose and went with Him.
10. And while He was eating in a house, publicans (makhsii) and
many sinners (khatayii) came and sat with Jesus and His disciples.
11. And when the Pharisees saw, they said to His disciples, "
Why does your master eat with publicans (makhsii) and sinners (
khatayii)?"
12: Now when Jesus heard this, He said to them, "The sound
have no need for a physician, only those possessed of infirmities.
13. Go, learn the whys. It is mercy (khanna) I desire and not
sacrifice. For I came not to call unto the holy (zadehii), but unto
sinners (khatayii)."
14. Then came to Him the disciples of John and said, "Why do
we and the Pharisees fast often, and your disciples do not fast?"
15. Jesus said unto them, "How can the wedding guests fast
while the bridegroom is with them? But there comes a day when
the bridegroom will be taken away from them, then they will fast.
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16. No man puts a new patch on a worn-out coat lest it tear out
of the coat and the hole become greater;
17. nor does one put new wine in old wine skins, lest it burst the
skins and the wine spill and the wine skins be ruined, but one puts
new wine in new wine skins which protect both."
18. Now while He was still talking to them, there came a ruler who
approached with homage unto Him and said, "My daughter has just
died, but come place your hand on her and she will live (tikhi)."
19. And Jesus and His disciples arose and followed him.
20. And lo, a woman whose blood flowed twelve years came from
behind and touched the fringe of His garment.
21. For she was saying in her naphsha, "Even if I only touch the
fringe of His garment, I shall be healed."
22. Then Jesus turned and said to her, "Take heart daughter,
your faith (heymanoota) has given you health", and the woman
was healed from that hour.
23. And Jesus came to the house of the ruler and saw the performers and people in commotion.
24. And He said to them, "Stop it, you; for the little girl is not dead,
but is asleep." They laughed at Him.
25. And when He sent the people out, He hold her hand and the
little girl rose up.
26. The tidings of this spread throughout the whole region.
27. And when Jesus left there, two with blindness followed, crying and
saying, "Let your love act (itrakhim) for us, Son of David."
28. And when He came to the house, the blind ones approached
Him. Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I can bring this to
pass?" They said to Him, "Yes, lord."
29. Thereupon He touched their eyes and said, "According to your
faith (heymintoun) shall it be unto you."
30. And immediately their eyes opened. Jesus sternly charged
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MATTHEW
Chapter 10
35. "For I came to separate (aplagh) a man from his father and a
daughter from her mother and the daughter-in-law from her motherin-law.
36. Those injurious (bildbabon) to a man are they of his own
household.
37. He who loves (rakhim) his father or mother more than me
will not be worthy of me, and he who loves his son or daughter
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MATTHEW
Chapter 11
28. "Come unto me all you that are weary of labor and heavy
burdened and I refresh you.
29. Take upon yourself the yoke upon me (nire) and learn from
me that I am serene (neekh) and peaceful (makikh) of mind and
you will then find for yourselves serenity (neekh) for your naphsha (
naphshtoun),
30. for the yoke upon me (nire) is pleasant and the burden on
me is light."
MATTHEW
Chapter 12
25. Now Jesus knew the cause of their inner thoughts (makhshbathoun) and said to them, "Every kingdom (malko) which you
divide (titpalagh) against its naphsha (naphshi) will decay, and
every house and city which shall be divided (nitplagh) against its
naphsha (naphshi) will not last.
26. And if Satan expels Satan, he is divided (itplagh) against his
naphsha (naphshi). How then will his kingdom (malkooti) stand?
27. And if I, as the prince of evil (babilzbob), expel your sons'
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MATTHEW
Chapter 13
10. His disciples drew near and said to Him, "Why (l'mana) do
you speak to them in parables?"
11. He then answered and said to them, "It is given to you to
understand the mystery of the Kingdom of Heaven (malkoota
dashmeya), but to them it is not given.
12. For to him that it has, more shall be given him, and he will
have more, and to him that it has not, so also will that which he
has be taken from him.
13. Because of this I speak to them by parable because they see
and do not see, they hear and they do not hear and do not comprehend.
14. With them there is fulfillment of the prophecy is Isaiah, who
said, "The truth (shma) you will hear and will not comprehend,
and seeing, you will see and not perceive'.
15. For the minds of this people have become callous and their
ears dull of hearing and their eyes, they shut, lest they see with
their eyes and hear with their ears and understand in their minds
and shall turn back and I heal them.
16. Now a heavenly attitude (touveykeen) is yours, you with
eyes which see and ears which hear.
17. For truly I say unto you many prophets and holy ones (
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MATTHEW
Chapter 15
16. And He said to them, "Up until the present and even now
you do not understand yourselves.
17. You do not understand that what enters the mouth goes into
the intestines and after processing is expelled out.
18. But that which comes out of the mouth comes from the
mind. It comes and it causes defilement of men.
19. For out from the mind man brings wicked thoughts (bishata),
viciousness, wantonness, lying, blasphemy.
20. These are what defile man. If a man but eats without having
washed his hands, he is not defiled."
MATTHEW
Chapter 17
15. "My Lord, let your love (itrakham) act upon my son who has
in him lunacy (bar egara) and often acts wildly, causing him
frequently to fall into fire and often times into water,
16. and I brought him to your disciples and they could not heal
him."
MATTHEW
Chapter 18
8. "Now if your hand or leg causes you to offend, cut if off and
cast it away from you, for it is better (tav) for you to enter into
your perfect life (khayii) while limping than to have two hands and
two legs and be cast in eternal fire,
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9. and if your eye causes you to offend, pluck it out and cast it
away from you; for it is better (tav) that you enter into your perfect
life (khayii) with one eye than while you have two eyes you be
thrown in the ghenna of fire."
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21. Then came to Him Peter and said, "My lord (mari), how
many times, if one wrongs me, do I forgive my brother? Until
seven times?"
22. Jesus said to him, "I did not say to you until seven, but until
seventy times seventy-seven.
23. Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven (malkoota dashmeya) is
like unto a man, a king, who wished to receive an accounting from
his servants.
24. And as he began to receive it, there was brought to him one
owing one hundred million dollars (10,000 kakreen).
25. And as he did not have it to pay, his master requested they
sell him, his wife, his sons and all that he had and make payment.
26. The servant went prostrate and worshipped him and said, let
your spirit (rukha) come unto me and everything I will pay to you.'
27. The master enacted love (itrakhim) unto the servant, and set
him free and his debt was forgiven (shbag) him.
28. That servant went forth and found one of his fellow servants
that owed him a hundred dollars (100 dinar) and seized him and
was choking him and said, 'Give me everything that you owe me.'
29. His fellow servant fell upon his knees and begged him and
said, 'Let your spirit (rukha) come unto me and I will pay you.'
30. But he did not so will (sabi); instead, he put him in prison
until he should pay him what he owed to him.
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31. When the other servants learned (khizvon) what had happened,
their sense of right (touv) was affronted, and they came to their
master with all that happened.
32. Then his master called him and said, 'Evil servant, all your debt
I cancelled (shbkat) for you, as you wished of me.
33. Are you not obliged likewise to have mercy on your fellow
servant, just as I had mercy (khantak) on you?'
34. His master was angered and delivered him over until such time
as he paid every item of his debt to him.
35. In like manner will my Father, who is in Heaven, do unto you if
each does not cancel (tishbkoun) for his mind the wrongs of his
fellow men."
MATTHEW
Chapter 19
3. And the Pharisees approached Him to test Him and said, "Is a
man authorized by any reason (b'kul ulla) to break the ties (nishri)
with his wife?"
4. He answered and said to them, "Have you not read that He who
created them from the very beginning created them male and female?"
5. And He said, "Because of this, man will leave his father and his
mother and shall cleave unto his wife. The two shall be one flesh.
6. No longer are they two, but instead one life (pagra).
Therefore, that which God has created by combination man will
not set aside."
7. They said to Him, "Why (l'mana) then did Moses decree that
there be given a letter of divorce and separation?"
8. He said to them, "Moses, in keeping with (lokbal) the rigidity
of your minds, authorized you to divorce your wives, but from
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(d'la) a hus-
womb of their mother were born so, and there are the faithful
mhemni), who from men were given fidelity, and there are the
faithful (mhemni) that made themselves faithful for the sake of the
Kingdom of Heaven. Let him who can endure, endure it."
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21. Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect
(gmera), go sell
your possessions and give to your poor (miskinii); there will be
treasure for you in heaven and come follow me."
22. The young man heard this commanded action (milta) and
went away saddened for he had many possessions.
23. Then Jesus said to His disciples, "Truly I say unto you, it is
difficult for the rich entering the heavenly estate (malkot shmeya).
24. And again I say to you, difficult it is for a camel in the Eye
of the Needle, or a rich man who is entering the Kingdom of God
(malkoota d'Alaha)."
25. His disciples when they heard this, marvelled inquiringly
and said, "Who can live a perfect life (nakhe)?"
26. Jesus looked at them and said, "For men this is not possible,
but for God everything is possible."
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MATTHEW
Chapter 21
43. "Because of this, I say unto you, the Kingdom of God will
be taken from you and will be given to a people that produce (
abid) fruit."
MATTHEW
Chapter 22
17. "Tell us how you understand it. Is there authority in Caesar to
levy a head tax, yes or no?"
18. But Jesus knew their wickedness and said, "What (mana)
are you testing in me, you hypocrites?
19. Show me a coin for this head tax. "They then presented a
coin to Him.
20. Jesus said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?"
21. They said, "Caesar's." He said to them, "Therefore, give of
Caesar unto Caesar and of God unto God."
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36. "Teacher, which is the greatest Commandment (pokdana) in
the Law (namosa)?"
37. Then Jesus said to him, "You shall unconditionally love (
tidrakhim) the Lord (marya) your God (Alahak) in your entire
mind and with your whole napsshsha (naphshak) and in all your
actions, and in all your thoughts (riayanak).
38. This is the greatest Commandment and takes precedence (
kadmaya) over all.
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39. And the second, which is like unto it, you shall unconditionally love (tirykham) your neighbor (karebak) as your naphsha (
naphshak).
40. Upon these two Commandments hangs the Law (oreta) and
its prophets (vanveyii)."
MATTHEW
Chapter 23
12. "He who exalts his own naphsha (naphshi) shall be humbled (
nitmakip) and he who humbles (namakip) his own naphsha (
naphshi) shall be exalted."
MATTHEW
Chapter 25
14. "For instance, a man who was to travel afar summoned his
servants and entrusted to them his possessions.
15. He gave to one fifty thousand dollars (five kakreen) and
another twenty thousand; and another ten thousand; to each man
according to his ability, and departed forthwith.
16. Now he who received the fifty thousand dollars (five
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29. For unto him who has, shall be given, unto him who has not,
even that which he has shall be taken from him.
30. As for the idle servant, cast him into outer darkness (
khishooka). There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' "
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INTRODUCTION TO GLOSSARY
The following glossary of the phonic Aramaic words inserted in
the text together with their meanings in English is compiled for
increased clarification of the images presented in the English text.
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abdey:
abe:
abid:
abilii:
agan:
aghra:
-ak:
akh:
ver
akhak:
akhekoun:
akhiboo:
akhilkarsa:
Alaha:
akh (ak)
akh plus -ak
alma:
noun
alma
alma
alma
aplagh:
verb
aplagh
titpalagh
nitplagh
itplagh
noun
avalii
prefi
avala:
b'-:
b'(shme)
babilzbob:
bar egara:
barkho:
bashrarak:
batala:
bayni:
bey:
bildbabon:
bisha:
John 14:26
through (me)
b'(rukh)
Matt. 5:3
in (rukha)
b' (libhoun) Matt. 5:8
in (their minds)
b' (dagaloota) Matt. 5:11
(deceitful)ly
b' (libi)
Matt. 5:28
in (his mind)
Matt. 12:27 the prince of evil
Matt. 17:15 lunacy
wish benevolence on, bless
barkho
Matt. 5:44
bless
ba plus shrara
plus ak
(see shrara)
malicious, vain
batala
Matt. 12:36 malicious
noun
speck of grass or dust, sawdust,
splinter
bayni
Matt. 7:3
splinter
to strengthen, encourage, uplift,
comforted
(nit)bey(oon) Matt. 5:4
(they) (shall be)
comforted
adjective
injurious, adverse, hostile
bildbabon
Matt. 10:36 injurious
Bisha is an archery term and connotes "off the target", evil, the result
of "missing the mark" (see khata).
bisha
Matt. 5:37, 39 evil
bishii
Matt. 5:45
the evil
bisha
Matt. 6:13
evil
bishii
Matt. 7:11
with your evil
bishii
Matt. 7:17
its evil
bisha
Matt. 7:17
evil
bishii
Matt. 7:18
evil
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bishata:
bisha
bisha
noun
bishta
bishti
bishta
bishata
bishata
bishii:
bishta:
bishti:
b'kul ulla:
bneynasha:
bneynasha
bneynasha
bneynasha
brashet:
b'shme:
cean:
d'-:
Matt. 7:18
evil
Matt. 25:26 evil
evil words, thoughts, acts or deeds,
etc.(related to subject) (see bisha)
Matt. 6:23
evil
Matt. 6:34
evils thereof
Matt. 9:4
evil thoughts
Matt. 12:35(2) evil words
Matt. 15:19 wicked thoughts
plural possessive of bisha (see bisha)
An act which is bisha. The type of
act implied may be inserted (see
bishata).
(see bishata)
Matt. 19:3
by any reason
all men, the descendants of Adam,
the first man with a soul.
Matt. 5:16
all men
Matt. 6:1
men
Matt. 6:2, 14, 15
other men
John 1:1
at the very beginning
John 1:2
this beginning
Matt. 19:8
the very beginning
b'-plus shma
plus e
(see shma)
pure, clean, sound, free from fault
(see koodsha)
(dad)cean
Matt. 5:8
without fault
prefix
of, in, with, by, from, who, that,
which, in order to, to
d'(shmeya)
Matt. 5:3
of
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da-:
prefix
which is, that is, who is
da(teed)
Matt. 12:32 which is to come
da-, dad:
prefix
complete, entire
da(mali)
John 1:14
completely (filled)
da(shrara)
John 1:9
complete (truth)
dam (heymin) John 12:46
completely (believes)
dadcean:
dad plus cean (see cean)
dagalii:
plural
those who commit dagaloota (see
dagle and -oota)
dagaloota:
dagle plus -oota
(see dagle)
dagle:
A mind structure or set of mind
underlying a mendacious, lying,
falsifying, treacherous, deceiving
speech or action.
b'dagaloota Matt..5:11
deceitfully
(ti) dagil
Matt. 5:33
deceiving
dagalii
Matt. 7:15
deceiving
dain:
(see dena)
dakosha:
The area swept by the bride's train
during the wedding ceremony.
dakosha
Matt. 5:35
domain
damheymin: dad plus hemnin
(see hemnin)
damali:
da- plus emali (see emali)
damnasii:
Matt. 4:3
His own temptations
dashrara:
da plus shrara (see shrara)
dashmaya:
da plus shmeya (see shmeya)
dateed:
da plus teed (see da)
dayana:
Literally judge, but under Aramaic
law the sole function of this judge is
to fix an appropriate sentence. No
judgment of innocence was possible.
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dayana
dayneen
dayanii
dayneen:
delid:
mityalid
netelid
mitelid
delid
mitelado
delid
dena:
dain
doon
titdoonoon
titdeenoon
dena
titdeenoun
deyneen:
deva:
devii:
deyvan:
noun
dima:
dinar:
d'la'
d'nizap:
doon:
d'shmeya:
-e
eek:
-een, ean:
eeki:
emali:
deyvanii
deyveyhoun
deva
devii
devii
noun
dima
John 1:13
blood
Matt. 18:28 Roman unit of
money; approximately one dollar
Matt. 19:9
without
d'plus nizap (see nizap)
(see dena)
d'plus shmeya (see shmeya)
suffix
me, mynot in possessive sense
but in objective sense
(nir)e
Matt. 11:29, 30 yoke upon me (note
distinction between my yoke, "niri",
and yoke upon me "nire") (b'
shm)e
John 14:26
(through) me
root word
Mind set or mind structure underlying the judgment and behavior we
describe as hostile or malicious
toward other human beings.
eeki
Matt. 5:22
mind set of malice
suffix
renders root word plural and verb
(rakhm)een
Matt.
they (dearly love)
(sabr)ean
Matt. 6:7
their (goal is)
(mhemn)een John 3:1
you (believe)
eek plus i
(see eek)
fill up, fill out, complete (see gamra)
damali
John 1:14
filled
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emali
gehenna:
gmeer:
gmera:
gorra:
havlan:
hanav:
hemenene:
hemin:
Matt. 5:17
to add to them
Valley outside Jerusalem where
refuse was dumped and where the
fires of the lepers excluded from the
town burned nightly.
gehenna
Matt. 5:29, 30 gehenna
All inclusive. The Aramaic word for perfect is
spelled substantially the
same, but phonic markings indicate
the word at Matt: 5:48 is not "perfect" but "all inclusive". These
phonic markings were not used until
the end of the first century (see
masken).
gmeerii
Matt. 5:48 all inclusive (The -ii
suffix, see ii, indicates a quality possessed. Since "love" is quality under
discussion, it is inserted for clarity.)
gmeer
Matt. 5:48
all inclusive
Matt. 19:21 perfect (see gmeer,
Matt. 5:48)
man, husband
gorra
Matt. 19:9
husband
Matt. 6:11
provide us
demonstrative or emphatic phrase
hanav
John 1:15
this is the true one
hanav
Matt. 7:12
this is
hemnin plus e (see hemnin)
A structure of the mind underlying
the attitudes and judgment we
describe as faith or trust, usually
faith in the true and loving God.
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-ib:
ishri
itargo:
itplagh:
itrakhim,
itrakham:
ittagar:
kadish:
kadmaya:
kakreen:
kareb:
(masken) ii
(b'lib) i
(malkoot) i
suffix
(akh) ib
Matt. 5:3
whose (home)
Matt. 5:28
his
Matt. 12:26 his kingdom
possessive
Matt. 5:23
(meaning silent in the
text)
untie, unhitch, loose, release, break
the ties
ishri
Matt. 5:17 (2) release ties
nishri
Matt. 5:19; 19:3 break the ties
wish, want (compare sabi)
itargo
Matt. 13:17 wanted
it plus aplagh (see aplagh)
it plus rakhim (see rakhim)
it plus tagar make a commercial gain, increase or
profit (see tagir)
(see koodsha)
kadish
John 17:17
make holy
noun
first precedent
kadmaya
Matt.22:38
takes precedence over
noun
unit of money, approximately
$10,000
kakreen
Matt. 18:24; 25:15,
16, 20, 22, 24, 28
$10,000
neighbors, members of the neighborhood, those in proximity. Physical and
mental closeness is the principal
element of the word. Also included
is the operating self. Thus, neighbor in
text disignates not only others of
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khdau:
khishooka:
noun
khishooka
khishookak
khishooka
khlop:
khlop
khobeyn:
khobeyn
khooba:
Matt. 5:12
be happy
absence of light; also connotes complete ignorance, mental obscurity,
darkness
Matt. 6:23 (2) darkness
Matt. 6:23
your darkness
Matt. 25:30 darkness
vice as in vice-president, alternate,
represent
John 1:16
stood for
injurious acts, wrong doings, wrongs
in the sense of a sin which harms
another
Matt. 6:12 (2) wrongs
mind set of love. It includes a desire
or goal of unconditional affection
and the cue control which causes
what is good, wholesome and lovable about the other to be perceived.
Aramaic dictionaries subsequent to
the seventh century tend to convert
the concept to renaissance love.
akhiboo
Matt. 5:44
love
makhbeetoun Matt. 5:46
love
koodsha:
koodsha
koodsha
kooten:
koshta:
-koun:
kribo:
ktoul:
kulhoun:
1'-:
lak, lot:
liba:
Matt. 4:5
holy
Matt. 7:6
divinely intended for
man
noun
Linen outergarment, usually for holiday or festive dress. It is the principal part of a man's best costume.
kootenak
Matt. 5:40
your linen shirt
John 1:14
righteousness
suffix
indicating plural possession of
antecedent, your
(nohr) koun
Matt. 5
your (light) (
sakhlvat) koun Matt. 6:15 your (wrongs) (
tishb) koun
Matt. 6:14, 15 you (forgive)
(lib) koun
Matt. 6:21
your (mind)
(see kareb)
verb kill,
commit homicide. Each killing
was judged for evil on its individual
merits
niktoul
Matt. 5:21
shall kill
kul plus-houn (see-houn)
kulhoun
John 2:15
everything of theirs
prefix
to, for, at, against; frequently indicates object of verb and is silent
1' (Alaha)
Matt. 5:8
(silent)
1' (dena)
Matt. 5:21
for
to or against you, depending on subject matter
(sakh) lot (houn) Matt. 6:14 against you
noun
source of thinking; called heart in
the Greek but more properly mind
(nit) bey (oon) Matt. 5:4
shall be comforted
(see nitbeyoon)
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libhoun:
libi:
libkoun:
lila:
l'mana:
lokbal:
m-, mit-:
madbra:
libhoun
Matt. 5:8
their minds
libi
Matt. 5:28
his mind
libkoun
Matt. 6:21, 9:4 your mind; your minds
liba plus - houn (see liba and -houn)
possessive of liba (see liba)
liba plus -koun (see liba)
noun
A vile Aramaic insult conveying
idea object of the insult is a subhuman, or should be considered as
disgusting.
lila
Matt. 5:22
as an object of disgust
why, to what purpose, especially if
verb has casual inference; with no
causal inference, may be "to this" or "
to what", as in a question.
l'mana
Matt. 8:26
why
l'mana
Matt. 13:10 why (verb is m'malip)
l'mana
Matt. 19:7
why
in kind with, in keeping with
lokbal
Matt. 5:39
compete in kind with
lokbal
Matt. 19:8
in keeping with
prefix
gives causal connotation to phrase
la mit (yalid) John 3:3
unable to be born
mitelid
John 3:5
able to be born
mitelado
John 3:7
cause your birth
area outside the protection of city
walls. Also may refer to condition
where one is without mental or
emotional protection.
madbra
John 3:14
wilderness
madbra
Matt. 4:1
an unprotected state
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malkoota
malkooti
malkoota
d'Alaha:
malkoota
d' Alaha
malkoota dashmeya,
malkoota d'shmeya,
malkoota bashmeya:
Matt. 6:13
Kingdom
Matt. 12:26 his kingdom
Kingdom of God
Matt. 19:24 Kingdom of God
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malkoota
d'shmeya
malkoota
dashmeya
malkoota
d'shmeya
malkoota
dashmeya
malkoota
d'shmeya
malkoota
dashmeya
Matt. 5:3
heavenly state
Matt. 5:10
Kingdom of Heaven
Kingdom of Heaven
mari
Matt. 8:2, 6, 8, 21
my lord
mari
Matt. 18:21
my lord
manih
Matt. 25:18, 26
his master
marhoun
Matt. 25:19
their master
marih
Matt. 25:20, 24
my master
marakh
Matt. 25:21, 23
your master
marakh:
mara plus akh (see mara)
maravan:
mara plus van (see mara)
marhoun:
mara plus -houn (see mara)
mari, manih: mara plus -i (see mara)
martootak:
noun
coat or mantle used in Arabian dress
martootak
Matt. 5:40
your mantle
marya:
noun
the Lord above, Jehovah, Lord in the
sense of the divine (see mara)
marya
Matt. 5:33
Lord
marya
Matt. 22:37 Lord
maskenii:
masken plus -i
plus -i
Matt. 5:3
whose home
Note: Phonic dots in the Aramaic
text over the second letter indicates
it should be pronounced as an "a".
This change in phonics without a
change in spelling changes the
meaning from "poor" (misken) to "
home" (masken). Phonic dots came
into Aramaic script around the end
of the first century indicating
Matthew was rendered into Greek
prior to that time or without benefit of
the phonic markings (see miskin).
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mhemna,
mhemni: noun one who exercises heymanoota,
faith; one who has faith; m- plus
hemna (see hemna)
mhemneen: m- plus hemna
plus -een
(see hemnin)
mhemnin:
m- plus hemnin (see hemnin)
mila:
word, spoken word
mila
Matt. 4:4, 5:11 word
milii
Matt. 7:28
his words
miliak
Matt. 12:37 (2) your words
milli
mila plus -ii (see mila)
milta:
noun
willed or ordered action
milta
John 1:1 (3) willed action
milta
John 1:14
willed action
miltak
John 17:17 you will
milta
Matt. 5:32
willful
milta
Matt. 8:8
will it
milta
Matt. 8:16
command
milta
Matt. 19:11, 22 commanded action
miltak:
milta plus -ak (see milta)
min:
preposition from, out of
min
Matt. 4:1; 19:8 from
d' min
Matt. 19:12 who from
miskinii:
Matt. 19:21 your poor (see masken)
mit-, m-:
prefix
gives causal connotation to phrase
(see m-)
mitkhashbean: mit- plus
khashbean (see khashbean)
mitelado:
mit- plus delid (see delid)
mitelid:
mit- plus delid (see delid)
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mitlate:
mityalid:
mshalta:
makhe:
namalcip:
namosa:
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naphsha:
There can be no doubt that the concept to be cued by naphsha is
one of the most fundamental of all the Aramaic comprehensions
utilized by the prophets.
In the Aramaic teachings of Jesus, He states all law hangs upon
two Commandments as follows:
"Love the Lord you God in your entire mind, and with your
whole naphsha, and in all your actions, and in all your thoughts."
"Love your neighbor as your naphsha." (Matthew 22:36-39)
The first appearance of naphsha here is usually rendered as "
soul". The second is rendered as "self'. The concept "soul", while of
Greek origin, is a cornerstone of Christian teaching. The concept "
self' is a cornerstone of psychiatry and psychology. Usually these
two words, self and soul, are seen to be somewhat conflicting, yet
under the Aramaic language they are the same word, "naphtha".
Clearly, the concept behind naphsha is unknown in the West.
Scholars have long sought to unify "soul" and "self' without success. If the meaning of naphsha could be ascertained, the unification is obtained, for the word is the source of both "soul" and "
self' in western ethics.
To assist in defining the concept it is helpful to review its uses
by one who fully understood it. Fortunately, it is used many times
by Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew, the only Gospel first preached
and written in the Aramaic.
General familiarity with the style used by Jesus in discourse is
helpful in gaining insight into a term He used, as is also some of
the peculiarities of the Aramaic thought patterns. Throughout His
teaching, Jesus would state a truth well understood by His listeners,
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and then expand from it in logical steps to make His point. With
this in mind, several uses of naphsha occur which Jesus apparently
felt would be fully understood by those listening.
After healing the leper, Jesus is reported to have told him:
"Go show your naphsha to the priests... "("Matthew 8:4)
Here He was using naphsha with the assumption it was understood by an ordinary person. In this use, it appears to mean the
healed appearance of the former leper. It should be kept in mind
that the Aramaic does not usually employ a verbal distinction
between a cause and its effect. While naphsha relates to physical
effect here, the clearing of leprosy, it could literally mean an
underlying control of the body which caused this effect and convey exactly the same understanding.
Again in Matthew 12:25, Jesus uses naphsha with the apparent
belief it was understood by His listeners. There He states:
"Every kingdom which you divide against its naphsha will
decay, and every house and city which shall be divided against its
naphsha will not last."
With this use, naphsha shows as the basic control, the fundamental controlling source of life for a city, a house or a kingdom.
Here the word appears related to a controlling source or cause and
not to its effect. The breadth and scope of the controlling cause,
the life force of the city, house or kingdom designated by naphsha
seems to be total, for to run counter to it is death for a city, house
or kingdom. In Matthew 9:21, it is stated by the writer of the
Gospel with the apparent belief he would be understood, that a
woman desiring to be healed of a twelve-year flow of blood, was
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saying in her naphsha, "Even if I only touch the fringe of His garment, I shall be healed". Immediately thereafter, she did exactly
what she was saying in her "naphsha", indicating the set or goal
within her naphsha controlled her behavior.
From the Aramaic Gospel of John, which was first stated in the
Greek, the concept "will" is tied to naphsha with these words
attributed to Jesus:
"I cannot from my own selfhood (naphsha) undertake anything,
but even while I am hearing, I condemn and my decision is just for I
do not seek that my will be served, but rather the will of Him
who sent me." (John 5:30)
Clearly, there is in this statement recognition of naphsha as the
source of control for judgment and comprehension, but not an initiating control. Also indicated, is the fact that naphsha is subservient and must yield or alter its effect to conform to a person's
will, a person's goals.
From the above uses it is abundantly clear that naphsha, at the
time of Jesus, was generally understood as the control entity
behind the physical, mental and behaving self. With the unification
of cause and effect implicit in Aramaic and the unification of a
control source for the mental and the physical implicit in these
uses, naphsha, therefore, stands for all mental and physical conditions and the control source of mental and physical development.
This span of meaning lays the basis for its translations into the varied English words, "soul", "self", "itself" and "life".
Also, it may be noted that there is in the above quoted uses the
implied suggestion that naphsha may have a quality of performance meaning. With the leper, the instruction to show his
naphsha suggests his naphsha might have changed for the better, or
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niktoul:
ninbar:
(nanhar):
fire:
nirakhim:
nishbook:
nisnee:
nisyouna:
nitbeyoon:
nitmakip:
nitplagh:
nizap:
noher:
nohra:
Matt 5:16
shine
yoke, ties, service (plus e)
fire
Matt. 11:29 yoke upon me
ni- plus rakhim (see rakhim)
ni-plus shbag (see shbag)
ni-plus snee (see snee)
noun
temptation
nisyouna
Matt. 6:13
temptation
nit-plus liba The idea or thought represented by
plus -oon this word is actually 'shall be cured
of mental stress'. There is no word
or symbol in the English to convey
the idea of freedom from mental
stress. The word "comforted" is
used for nitbeyoon for lack of an
appropriate term. (see Matt. 5:4)
nit-plus makip humbled (see makip)
nit-plus aplagh (see aplagh)
loan, borrowing
nizap
Matt. 5:42
loan
(see nohra)
light, enlightenment. The Aramaic
idiom often equates light with
knowledge, darkness with ignorance,
and sight with understanding.
nohra
John 1:4, 5, 7
8 (2), 9
light
manhar
John 1:5
caused light
nohra
John 3:19
light
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nohrkoun:
-oon, -oun:
-oota:
oreta:
nohra
John 12:35 (2) light
nohra
John 12:36 (2) light
nohra
John 12:36, 46enlightenment
nohri
Matt. 5:14
yours is the light
nohrkoun
Matt. 5:16
your light
noher
Matt. 6:22
enlightened
nohra
Matt. 6:23
light
nohra plus -koun (see nohra)
suffix
plural subject, personal for
antecedent verb
(nitbey) oon Matt. 5:4
they
(nart) oun
Matt. 5:5
they
(nikhaz) oun Matt. 5:8
they
(tishbk) oun Matt. 6:14
(you will forgive)
them
(mitkhaz) oun Matt. 6:16
(shall be noticed)
suffix
designates that a mind set or attitude
has controlled perception, reason
and memory and is now lifted in
function from a control set to physical action or decided judgment.
(teyb)oota
John 1:14, 16 (2), 17 heavenliness
(ken)oota
Matt. 5:6
just behavior
(b'dagal) oota Matt. 5:11
deceitful(ly)
(heyman) oota Matt. 8:10
faith (a fixed judgment)
noun
pagra:
oreta
noun
pagrakoun
pagra
paracleta:
paracleta
pokdanii:
prigla:
pokdanii
pokdana
noun
primula
pshetta:
pshetta
radpean:
raka:
radpean
rdapo
noun
raka
rakhma:
rakhmanii
rakhmii
rakhim
rakhmeen
nirakhim
itrakhim
itrakham
rakhim
itrakham
itrakhim
tidrakhim
tirkham
rakhmanii:
rakhmeen:
rakhmii:
rdapo:
riayana:
ribyatak:
rukh:
rukha:
(see rakhma)
rakhma plus -een (see rakhma)
(see rakhma)
(see radpean)
noun
source of thought, thoughts
riayanak
Matt. 22:37 your thoughts
ribyatak plus -ak Matt. 25:27 to compound interest
Matt. 5:3
a phonic vaniant or
rukha
spirit, energy, wind, electricity.
There is always the quality of a
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shapera:
shbag:
shbegneen:
shbkat:
shbook:
sheedii:
shlama:
shmeya:
shma:
adjective
shapera
verb
shbook
shbook
shbag
tishbkoun
nishbook
shbig
shbegneen
shbag
shbkat
tishbkoun
beautiful, becoming
Matt. 7:17
beautiful
cancel, forgive, leave
Matt. 5:24
leave
Matt. 6:12
forgive
Matt. 6:12
forgave
Matt. 6:14, 15 you forgive
Matt. 6:14
will forgive
Matt. 6:15
does forgive
Matt. 9:2
forgiven
Matt. 18:27 cancelled
Matt. 18:32 cancelled
Matt. 18:35 cancel
(see shbag)
(see shbag)
imperative of shbag (see shbag)
noun plural The term is allied with devanii (
Matt. 8:28), demons, but whereas
deva is essentially elemental, sheedii
appears to describe a whole mind
controlled by a deva.
sheedii
Matt. 7:22; 8:3ldemonic minds
tranquility, that peace which is under
and in accordance with God's will
shlama
Matt. 5:9
peace of God
sky, heaven
shmeya
Matt. 5:12, 18 heaven
shmeya
Matt. 6:20
heaven
dashmeya
Matt. 8:20
in the sky
name; output, that which is produced
by a person; hence doctrines of a
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sholtana:
shralcha:
shrara:
sibyan:
sibyanalc:
sibyanee:
sibyani:
snee:
ti-, tit-:
tidagil:
tidralchim:
tilchi:
tiplceah:
tirlcham:
tishblcoun,
tishblcoon:
titdeenoon:
titdeenoun:
titdoonoon:
(see shbag)
(see dena)
(see dena)
(see dena)
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titkhayib:
tit- plus
lchayib
(see lchayib)
titkhazi:
tit- plus lchazi (see lchazi)
titpalagh:
tit- plus
aplagh
(see aplagh)
tizdalc:
ti- plus zadilc (see zadilc)
touveyhoun: touv plus -ta
plus -houn
(see touv)
touv:
noun
A neural structure within the
mind which is of heavenly dignity
and function; a neural structure
desired by the Creator for all human
minds which malces available
thoughts and actions in conformity
with the will of a loving God for
increased happiness and well-being.
touveyhoun
vanveyii:
(vasnee):
Matt. 5:3, 4, 5, 6
7, 8, 9, 10, 11 heavenly attitude
touvii
Matt. 5:45
the heavenly
tava
Matt. 12:35 heavenly
touveykeen
Matt. 13:16 heavenly attitude
tav
Matt. 18:8, 9 better
touv
Matt. 18:31 sense of right
tava
Matt. 25:21, 23
good
teyboota
John l:14, 16 (2), 17
judgment or action (usually rendered
as "grace" from the Greelc) va-: prefix conjunction;
and
va (snee)
Matt. 5:43
and (have hate)
Matt. 22:40 its prophets
va- plus snee (see snee and va-)
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yadeen:
yadi:
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June 7, 1965
The Codex Khabouris
A Preliminary Report
b y
Sadook de Mar Shimun, B.A.B.D.
The Khabouris Codex is a Manuscript of the whole New
Testament in Christian Aramaic, commonly called Syriac, and
according to the canon prevalent in the Churches whose liturgical
language still is. The Codex is in excellent preservation; there are
only three (3) pages which were added, by way of correction, by a
later Nestorian hand.
Description
The Manuscript is written on animal skin, and consists of 254
leaves (folios). They measure about 10" plus x 7". The writing is
in blaclc ink, now somewhat brownish, and is in one column of 29
lines to the page. Titles and subscriptions of boolcs are in red ink, as
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well as the names of the places where they were written. The handwriting is uniform and very skillful, evidently the worlc of one scribe.
The Codex made up of quires, which are numbered, of ten leaves
each (quinions), that is, of five unions or five pieces of vellum of a leaf
on each side of the binding cord. Though the binding and cover are
very old, they do not appear to be coeval with the Manuscript.
Contents
The Manuscript was written as a whole New Testament of the
twenty-two boolcs of the Oriental Canon, which excludes
Revelation and four short Epistles (II Peter, II and III John, and
Jude). The arrangement of the Oriental Canon follows thus:
Matthew
Marlc
Lulce
John
Acts
James
Peter
I. John, Romans
I. Corinthians
II. Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Phillipians
Collossians
I. Thessalonians
II. Thessalonians
I. Timothy
II. Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
Subscriptions
At the end of the Gospel of Matthew the following subscription
appears, "here ends the preaching of Matthew the Apostle, which
he preached (proclaimed) and spolce in Palestine; and now the
preaching of his beatitude, Marcus, the Apostle."
"Now, it has ended the preaching of his beatitude, Marcus the
Apostle, which is proclaimed Rumaeet (in the language of the
Romans) in the city of Rome. Here now begins the Holy Gospel
according to the preaching of Lulce, the Apostle."
"Now ends the preaching of Lulce, the Apostle, which he
preached in Greek, in the great City of Alexandria, and now do I
begin to write the Holy Gospel according to the preaching of John,
the Apostle."
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